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A witch-hunt that speaks of governance deficit
December 06, 2025 7:37 am
In 2023, there was a 100 per cent rise in witch-hunting cases in Jharkhand from 2022
6 held for labelling woman as 'witch', torturing her for 2 days in Rajasthan's Bundi
November 30, 2024 10:08 pm
The victim woman was referred to Jaipur for treatment on Saturday after her condition worsened, police said.
Explained | From Donald Trump to St Xavier’s prof: what does it mean to launch a ‘witch hunt’ against someone?
August 22, 2022 9:08 pm
What are the origins of the centuries-old term, and why does it continue to resonate across geographies and cultures even today?
Rajasthan: 40-year-old widow branded witch, made to eat faeces, beaten to death
August 13, 2017 7:27 pm
On claims that the relatives had pierced her eyes with a hot rod, Singh said the body was cremated by the relatives and no post mortem could be conducted, "so it is proving difficult to ascertain these claims". The police registered a case against four people and further investigation will reveal all that transpired on that day.
16 arrested in Assam for 65-year-old’s witch-hunt
July 22, 2015 3:24 am
Reports said the mob dragged Purni Orang from her house by her hair and presented her before Anima Ronghangpi on the riverbank.
Witch hunt: Man burnt to death in Odisha
July 02, 2015 2:59 am
Police said villagers of Dhepaguda in Sanakhemundi block of Ganjam allegedly thrashed Prakash Mallick and burnt him to death.
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